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Purpose The purpose of this policy is to provide a code of conduct for care home volunteers of Age Cymru. It does not replace any information provided at the Safeguarding or Volunteer Training sessions. Scope ... discrimination and harassment • Respect for health and safety issues including the organisation’s policy on alcohol and drugs • Respect for the organisation’s procedures • Respect for privacy, confidentiality
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Briefing Building on past successes and aligned with prudent healthcare approaches, we are putting our older citizens at the heart of #FallsAwareness2021 week. Our campaign is called Steady on Stay Safe. This ... This is a systematic, public health approach based on similar, very successful, attempts at reaching as many older people in the community as can be reached, comparable to community deployment in Canterbury
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going to be? Making a Will is so important. It gives you the peace of mind that your loved ones are cared for and your wishes are met. It also means you can make a huge difference to those needing help ... a gift to a charity. We at Age Cymru believe that no one should spend later life feeling vulnerable and alone, and by remembering us in your Will you’ll be making a positive difference to the lives of older
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collage This is a great activity to get people thinking about their hopes and wishes. They can think about the future or create a dream where anything is possible! • Print out photos of residents’ ... most in the world • Residents can look through old magazines or images online that you can print, and collect images that can be used to make a picture • Residents can make a collage from the images
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CF24 5TD. ©2020 Age Cymru. Creating an age friendly Wales Paying for goods and services The person you’re supporting will need to consider how to access their cash or to pay for goods and services whilst ... help reduce this anxiety you should; • Provide the person you’re supporting with a receipt for any purchases made for them, and leave it in the bottom of the shopping bag. They can then check this against
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Age Cymru Advice: How can we help? Creating an age friendly Wales We are Age Cymru. Age Cymru is the leading charity for all older people in Wales. We campaign, we research and we fundraise to make sure ... heard, we challenge and change attitudes, we fight discrimination wherever we find it and we tackle elder abuse in all its forms. Age Cymru Mariners House Trident Court East Moors Road Cardiff CF24 5TD www
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©2020 Age Cymru. Creating an age friendly Wales If you develop coronavirus symptoms • You should only support someone if you’re feeling well and don’t have any symptoms of coronavirus (a high temperature ... • Let the person you’re supporting know as soon as possible that you’re not able to support them for at least two weeks. • Contact the other ‘Friend’ that supports that person. If you’re concerned about
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form Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us. All care home volunteer roles support us to improve lives and help us work towards an age friendly Wales. As a volunteer, you will not be required ... required to support personal care for residents, but you will: • Be part of a thriving‚ friendly organisation • Receive relevant support and training • Gain valuable experience for career and personal
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over, the impact that this could have on people, how they can support friends, relatives and loved ones to reduce their risk of falling over and think about how they can age healthily and prevent falling over
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Advice on how find a good care home, how to pay for residential care, and what to consider before you move into a care home.
